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NewsStudy: P4P works with proper incentives
Building on what seems to be a growing consensus, a new study concludes that pay-for-performance schemes can be effective if doctors get the right incentives. The study, which appears in the American Read more...
Study: Primary care MDs don't understand consumer-driven health plans
While the number of patients with high-deductible consumer-driven health plans continues to climb, it seems that primary care physicians haven't caught up with this trend. A new study funded by the Read more...
Study: Bariatric surgery repays cost within two to four years
Though it typically costs between $17,000 and $26,000, gastric bypass surgery's costs are typically offset within two to four years by saving on other forms of medical care, according to a new Read more...
| Press Releases$27 Billion in HIT Funding Authorized: How Can It Be Put to Best Use?David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, to Headline AJMC's Health Information Technology Live Event at National Press Club on January 20PLAINSBORO, N.J., Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It has been nearly 2 years Read more >> Innovative Web-based Tool Helps Doctors Improve CareFirst Large Studies of EMR-integrated Population Care ToolPORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- A web-based tool that extracts information from the electronic medical record (EMR) helps primary care Read more >> CCAGW Supports Access to Generic Drugs in MissouriOpposes SB 918 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) today sent a letter to all Missouri state senators urging them to oppose SB 918, a bill recently Read more >> |
